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Richard C Rhiew, MD

Internal Medicine · TUCSON, AZ · NPI 1346226479

Profile state: partd only Open Payments: 2025 Medicare Part D: 2024 Last identity check: 2026-08-10 Page data build: 2026-08-12

Verified facts

What the public records show

We did not find matching Open Payments records for this doctor in 2025.

These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

We did not find matching Open Payments records for this doctor in the selected program year.

Separate record types

Research & Ownership

Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data

Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data

Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data

These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.

Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products

Products named in Open Payments records

No payment-linked product analysis is available because no matching General Payment records were found for the selected year.

Public prescribing for products named in payments

There is no explicit payment-product set available for a Part D comparison.

The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.

Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap

Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D

This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.

There is no payer-company set available for this comparison.

These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.

Public Medicare Part D data

Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024

Brand	Generic	Claims	Beneficiaries
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	557	168
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	526	169
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	494	150
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	484	146
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	344	106
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	342	103
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	292	85
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	247	76
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	226	67
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	196	64
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	192	66
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	188	47
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	175	44
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	153	47
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	152	46
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	149	50
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	142	56
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	138	42
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	132	43
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	129	37
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	128	37
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	123	42
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	119	39
Eliquis	Apixaban	118	30
Finasteride	Finasteride	112	39
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	107	28
Furosemide	Furosemide	99	40
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	98	32
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	94	19
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	89	19
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	88	23
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	85	29
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	82	26
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	79	27
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	75	31
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	75	21
Famotidine	Famotidine	68	25
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	67	23
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	63	17
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	63	21
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	56	31
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	55	17
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	53	17
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	53	12
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	52	16
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	51	13
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	50	18
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	49	15
Rybelsus	Semaglutide	48	suppressed
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	47	13
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	46	13
Atenolol	Atenolol	44	16
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	42	suppressed
Raloxifene Hcl	Raloxifene Hcl	42	13
Ozempic	Semaglutide	41	12
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	41	14
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	39	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	38	15
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	38	11
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	36	11
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	35	13
Valsartan	Valsartan	35	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	34	29
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	33	suppressed
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	33	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	33	suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	32	11
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	32	suppressed
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	32	suppressed
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	30	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	30	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	30	suppressed
Gemtesa	Vibegron	29	suppressed
Liothyronine Sodium	Liothyronine Sodium	29	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	29	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	29	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	28	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	27	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	27	suppressed
Lantus	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	27	suppressed
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	27	25
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	27	suppressed
Bisoprolol Fumarate	Bisoprolol Fumarate	26	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	26	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	25	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	25	23
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	24	suppressed
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	23	suppressed
Linzess	Linaclotide	22	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	22	suppressed
Telmisartan	Telmisartan	22	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	22	suppressed
Clobetasol Propionate	Clobetasol Propionate	21	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	21	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	21	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	21	20
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	21	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	20	suppressed
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	20	suppressed
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	20	suppressed
Vitamin D2	Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)	20	suppressed
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	19	suppressed
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	18	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	18	suppressed
Prednisone	Prednisone	18	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	18	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	17	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	17	suppressed
Flecainide Acetate	Flecainide Acetate	17	suppressed
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	17	suppressed
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	17	suppressed
Ramipril	Ramipril	17	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	17	11
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	16	suppressed
Diazepam	Diazepam	16	suppressed
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	16	16
Methotrexate	Methotrexate Sodium	15	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	15	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	15	suppressed
Descovy	Emtricitabine/Tenofov Alafenam	14	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	14	suppressed
Ibandronate Sodium	Ibandronate Sodium	14	suppressed
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	14	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	14	suppressed
Primidone	Primidone	14	suppressed
Risperidone	Risperidone	14	suppressed
Fosinopril Sodium	Fosinopril Sodium	13	suppressed
Temazepam	Temazepam	13	suppressed
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	12	suppressed
Arnuity Ellipta	Fluticasone Furoate	12	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	12	suppressed
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	12	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	12	suppressed
Wixela Inhub	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	12	suppressed
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	11	suppressed
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	11	suppressed
Epinephrine	Epinephrine	11	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	11	suppressed

Timeline

Payment and prescribing data by year

Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.

Year	General Payments	Main payer	Explicit products	Company overlaps	Part D coverage
2025	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	—	—	—	Complete

Questions to ask

Questions you could discuss with your doctor

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These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.

Sources and limitations

How to read this page

Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.

Loaded source releases

Dataset	Year	Publication	Source
CMS Open Payments — General Payments	2025	2026-06-30	Original source
Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug	2024	2026-05-06	Original source
NPPES Data Dissemination V2	current / reference data	2026-08-10	Original source

Methodology version: 2.1

Editorial template version: 2.4

Product contract version: 2.0

Schema version: 0.7.0

Page data build: 2026-08-12T23:34:59.370714+00:00

Publication policy: eligible for indexing after public-launch controls are enabled

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